06-11-2009, 05:22 PM
I just finished reading the comments about this at AppleInsider. What a bunch of maroons.
First, I understand that much of the vitriol is rooted in the despair of losing the Express card slot. Those that miss it have good reasons, but Apple made a judgement call in favor of 99% of users of the 15" (and presumably 13") MBPs. Whether they are right or not will be known, eventually. Now it's just hand-wringing and supposition.
Second, it seems that Apple didn't have much room to work with. They could have done more redesigning to make a push-to-eject slot but didn't. Time constraints? Cost considerations? I don't think a PTE slot is really needed, though I don't care for the aesthetic of the card sticking out. But I have no problem with the Remove When Done modus.
Maybe there will be some Made for MacBooks Pro cards in our future.
Fortunately, in a month or so, this will be a non-issue.
First, I understand that much of the vitriol is rooted in the despair of losing the Express card slot. Those that miss it have good reasons, but Apple made a judgement call in favor of 99% of users of the 15" (and presumably 13") MBPs. Whether they are right or not will be known, eventually. Now it's just hand-wringing and supposition.
Second, it seems that Apple didn't have much room to work with. They could have done more redesigning to make a push-to-eject slot but didn't. Time constraints? Cost considerations? I don't think a PTE slot is really needed, though I don't care for the aesthetic of the card sticking out. But I have no problem with the Remove When Done modus.
Maybe there will be some Made for MacBooks Pro cards in our future.
Fortunately, in a month or so, this will be a non-issue.